What is precarious employment? A systematic review of definitions and operationalizations from quantitative and qualitative studies

B Kreshpaj, C Orellana, B Burström, L Davis… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2020 - JSTOR
Objectives The lack of a common definition for precarious employment (PE) severely
hampers the comparison of studies within and between countries, consequently reducing …

Working Time Society consensus statements: Evidence-based effects of shift work and non-standard working hours on workers, family and community

A Arlinghaus, P Bohle, I Iskra-Golec, N Jansen… - Industrial …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Working time arrangements that require shift work or other non-standard working hours have
significant potential to encroach on time that is highly valued for family, social and leisure …

Unpredictable work timing in retail jobs: Implications for employee work–life conflict

JR Henly, SJ Lambert - Ilr Review, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Unpredictability is a distinctive dimension of working time that has been examined primarily
in the context of unplanned overtime and in male-dominated occupations. The authors …

Sustainability and the tourism and hospitality workforce: A thematic analysis

T Baum, C Cheung, H Kong, A Kralj, S Mooney… - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper is about the position of workforce and employment considerations within the
sustainable tourism narrative. The paper aims to address the relative neglect of this area …

A 'Common Food Policy'for Europe: How governance reforms can spark a shift to healthy diets and sustainable food systems

O De Schutter, N Jacobs, C Clément - Food Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
More than half of adults in the European Union (EU) are now either overweight or obese
(53%). Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), many of which are diet-related, account for …

Welfare states, flexible employment, and health: a critical review

IH Kim, C Muntaner, FV Shahidi, A Vives, C Vanroelen… - Health policy, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this literature review is to identify whether differences between
welfare regimes can manifest diverse consequences for the health effects of insecure and …

[PDF][PDF] An exploratory study on the work-life balance of women entrepreneurs in South India.

RV Mathew, N Panchanatham - Asian academy of management journal, 2011 - usm.my
In India, entrepreneurship has traditionally been considered a male prerogative. However, in
tandem with a changing socio-cultural environment and an increase in educational …

[PDF][PDF] Working time, health and safety: a research synthesis paper

P Tucker, S Folkard - 2012 - researchgate.net
Working time has been an important issue for the ILO ever since the founding of the
organisation. The establishment of limits on daily and weekly working hours was the subject …

Working on atypical schedules

DB Boivin, GM Tremblay, FO James - Sleep medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Shift work has been associated with a number of health problems including cardiovascular
disease, impaired glucose and lipid metabolism, gastrointestinal discomfort, reproductive …

The relationship between shift work, perceived stress, sleep and health in Swiss police officers

M Gerber, T Hartmann, S Brand… - Journal of Criminal …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study examined how a specific shift system was associated with stress,
sleep and health among police officers. Moreover, this study investigated whether gender …